Interview+Download: http://truantsblog.com/2017/truancy-volume-185-justin-cudmore/
Soundcloud: @cudmore
Hailing from Springfield, Illinois, Justin Cudmore has over the years found himself situated near or in some of electronic music's most influential cities. Making regular trips to Chicago for SmartBar whilst at university a short distance away, Cudmore then packed up for New York, a move he initially thought wasn't for him. Since relocating to the city in 2011, Cudmore eventually found himself forming a close-knit friendship between fellow DJs Mike Servito and Gunnar Haslam, a Brooklyn trifecta that's since turned to b2b DJing as a collective under the name 'Hot Mix'. As a steadily rising producer the last few years, Cudmore has release a steady handful of records on labels such as Honey Soundsystem's label offshoot HNYTRAX as well as The Bunker New York and Interdimensional Transmissions. His music and style of DJing, a combination of high energy acid lines and addictive party techno, has elevated him and his 'Hot Mix' peers as sure party starters. We caught up with Justin to discuss his early cassette listening, his regular visits to Chicago for SmartBar and how he ended up DJing in a collective trio with Mike Servito and Gunnar Haslam.